27941 Advanced Research Methods for Leisure, Sport and Tourism

This subject assumes a basic knowledge of the range of qualitative and quantitative research methods used in leisure, sport and tourism research and the ability to use statistical analysis packages such as SPSS. This subject covers two areas: 1) conceptual and theoretical approached to research, and 2) qualitative and quantitative research methods. The first of these addresses the nature of research and its relationship to policy and the development of knowledge and conceptualisation and design of research projects. The quantitative area involved the application of statistical methods and exploration of the more advanced capabilities of the SPSS package.